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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Field Trip to the MIA

This afternoon, after patiently waiting for Pieta to wake from her long morning nap, the girls and I toured the Minneapolis Institute of Art. We could have spent a lot more time there as the girls all really enjoyed it. Isabel found a small screen showing a cartoon story about the British and their love for tea. Kate ooohed and ahhhhed at the ancient Chinese sculptures. Maddie like the American colonial paintings and the short film we watched documenting a New Ireland ritual honoring the dead. We learned that New Ireland is part of New Guinnea. Needless to say, the girls were not impressed with the Monet and Van Gogh paintings we saw. I told them they would probably appreciate them more as they learned about the painters and the techniques they used.

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A Sense of Direction

Our Family Vision:

A Christian Catholic family living out a rich life in the People of Praise in the Twin Cities. An active, smart, hard working, fun family full of joy with obedient children. Our marriage and parenting are marked by unity of heart and mind.

Our Family Mission:

We strive to build the Kingdom of God through our words, actions, and interactions between one another, our neighbors, and those we meet throughout the day.

We aim to raise our daughters to be women full of love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, temperance; who love adventure, are adaptable, love learning, are avid readers, ecumenically minded, logical and clear thinkers who are able to see how decisions now will effect life later; who have a good sense of humor.

We work to lead a stable life with the ability to be flexible out of love.